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>> .as a last resort we are now in day four of the bart strike. and even though today is a holiday, many people will still be impacted. we'll have the latest in the negotiations between bart and union representatives. >> and it's expected to be another warm day today, we'll have a complete look at your forecast. good morning, im anny hong. and happy 4th of july. >> and i'm james fletcher. we continue to follow the bart strike, which is now in it's 4th day. but the commute is not expected to be as bad today, since today is a holiday. we'll get to the latest in the negotiations in a moment, but first lets check in with erica for your 4th of july forecast.

>> mid-60s for the east shore line. 60's and 70's, to start. and '80s for oakland. certainly, there is going to be an excessive heat warning with cooler weather. as we take a look at your extended forecast take a look at the changes. with 60s for the coast we will continue to seek temperatures above the seasonable average for early next week. >> no hot spots so let's just check with the hotspots. as we approach the toll plaza. no problems, no

delays and also on the san mateo bridge right now. it is easy from here word to foster city. we will finish it off with the golden gate bridge. and just one car. >> we are now in the fourth day of the bart strike. bart and union representatives met at the bargaining table again yesterday, but left without any deal. as they left for the night, they were very tight-lipped about what was discussed, or how close they are to an agreement. we are learning this morning that even if a deal is reached, it will take about 18 hours to get bart back up and running again. kron 4's charles clifford has the latest now in the negotiations. >> reporter: these wrapped up around 11:00 p.m. failing to reach an agreement. after nine hours, the union

leaders apparently were no closer to reaching a deal from the strike. there were very tight-lipped about the negotiations but it is going to resume at 11:00 a.m. >> we have no comment we are working very hard with the meteor and we will be back very early and will wish you a good night and we are sorry that you are here. we are not able to answer any questions. >> charles clifford, kron 4 news. >> there are going to be a number of big fireworks celebrations around the bay area for the 4th of july holiday. when it comes to getting to san francisco for the show, it might be a bit complicated without bart. here's a look at yourthere

are four main options when it comes to getting to the city today. driving might be the easiest, although parking costly in some areas. best option. they are operating on a added 8 additional buses to the transbay lines. this means they will arrive every 15 minutes, running late into the night well after the fireworks show. bart will have. charter buses from 6 to 8 in the morning and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. just three buses will be running from 5 locations in the east bay. and your last option is the ferry services. boats will be running all day from three different locations in the east bay. but after the fireworks show, there will only be four ferry's providing return service. on thursday night, the biggest toby at pier 39 and 1/4 airpark. the biggest- could be at. 39 and the berkeley marina. and at the san francisco and in foster

city, central park. and the dave brubeck park. several other locations and most are starting at 9:15, 9:20. fireworks preparations underway at the municipal pier at aquatic park. that's one of two locations for the fireworks launch. the other location is a barge off pier 39. you're looking the mortar tubes which will hold the individual pyro- technics. they vary in size, and yesterday crews were assembling the containers for the tubes to get the best effect possible. as in years past, the shells will be set off electronically and the bursts of color will be choreographed to music. in all, some 8-to 10- thousand fireworks will fill the sky in just 23 minutes. the show begins tonight at 9-30.

>> i cannot wait!and as grant just mentioned. you can watch fireworks from the comfort of your own home. join us for kron 4's july 4th live. it's the only local, live area. and best fireworks from san rafael, milpitas, pleasant hill and san francisco. coming up on the kron four morning news and here's a live look outside. san mateo bridge we are expecting a lot less traffic because it is the fourth of july. this bart strike has forced thousands to use their own vehicles but today, it is expected to be much lighter. we will be back.

>> this morning brings itbeeness than a demovegypt. cnn's andrew spencerreport the l community -- including the united states -- is calling for calm and for peace. >> this is not about just the election, is about the

democracy. it is not just about the elections. >> it is also how you work with the opposition, and other voices and treating minorities. >> reporter: the president issued a statement from his situation room and is deeply concerned. when they wanted non-violent behavior and requested calm echoing president obama's 30 people dead and others wounded. the egyptian military has not commented publicly about morsy's whereabouts, but a

muslim brotherhood spokesman tells c-n-n the deposed president has been detained at the headquarters of the presidential guard in cairo. >> a joyous celebration erupted across from the white house following the ouster of morsi. supporters of the hundreds of thousands demonstrating in cairo converged on washington's lafayette park to express their agreement. they waved flags and signs and chanted against the muslim brotherhood--a political faction supporting morsi. those supporting the embattled egyptian president. >> coming up a look at your headlines as we continued the fourth day of the bart strike. also, a very hot day inland. this is a live look at the san mateo bridge. 64 degrees. we are expecting some coastal fog with a sunshine this afternoon. 78 degrees expected for san mateo

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>> state lawmakers are floating a bill that would require all california k- through-12 schools to allow transgender students to choose which restrooms they use. this would be based on gender identity rather than biology. it will also allow them to choose which athletic teams they join. some school districts across the country have implemented similar policies but the bill would be the first time a state made the policy official. opponents say that with this legislation california is going too far. >> a camp worker is dead after a tree fell in a freak accident just outside yosemite on wednesday. it happened at camp tawonga, a 160- acre jewish youth camp.

the company's headquarters is in san francisco. four other adult staff members were hospitalized, but are said to be doing o-k no reports of any children injured. >> crews are still battling the arizona fire that killed 19 firefighers over the weekend. they have made some progress because of cooperative weather. the fire is now 45- precent contained, that is up from eight- percent yesterday. meanwhile -- arizona governor jan brewer has ordered that flags be flown at half -staff for 19 days. a memorial service will be held tuesday. >> we are still tracking that heat. >> still one more day of excess of heat. and of course, if you do not like

that heat you can go to the coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending with some lightning strikes, thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly today but it is going to be the laslast day. so whit that all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. scorching afternoons. and possible heat related illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the red on your screen with '90s is going to be another warm day in concord, livermore.

if you're out side, temperatures in the 80s for the bay shores. 70's for the coast. mainly sunny skies with fear conditions for the evening hours. as we take a look at those afternoon highs with neighborhood by neighborhood. low 90s in san jose and upper 90s and evergreen. triple digits for the interior bay. 100 degrees in danville. temperatures will be in the upper 90s in walnut creek. downtown san francisco, 70's. as we take a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay will say goodbye to that hot weather. cooler conditions for the weekend. temperatures will be above the seasonal average. and also, taking a look at public transportation. if

you're trying to get into the city. for the fireworks the ac transit is providing additional transit lines every 15 minutes. and you can find that additional service on each appropriate route. through the oakland, and the east bay will be running to the sunday schedule. and janu? >> we are not seeing any problems on your bridges. westbound 80 as we approach the bay bridge toll plaza. with no delays and also a pretty quiet ride for the san mateo bridge. westbound, through hayward looking decent.

>> massachusetts authorities say a tip led them to an apartment used by former n- f-l player accused of murder. the unit is about 11-miles from the home where officers recently arrested the 23-year-old aaron hernandez. searches of the apartment have turned up boxes of ammunition and clothing that police believe could help prove the murder of semi-pro football player odin lloyd. police also towed away a vehicle parked outside the two-bedroom unit. hernandez pleaded not guilty and is held in jail without bail. >> prosecutors in george zimmerman's murder trial are close to wrapping their case. it's taken more than a week but did they do enough? cnn's david mattingly has the story.

>> reporter: he is being towed it is a gun toting want to be a policeman. however, this came in the form of a simple question and one word answer. this lead investigator put this stamp of approval on the story from george as chairman and acting in self- defense. an extraordinary issue in any trial. >> there were no material evidence or witnesses. how do you do better than that as a defense lawyer? >> it was so damaging that the prosecution requested to throw the statement out and tried to tell the jury to forget about it. >> the jury has already heard it! that is something

that they are going to take into consideration in take with them. >> regardless, it could have been the story of self- defense remained consistent term multiple police interrogations' from the video, and from audio. >> he to started punching me in the face. and i started screaming for help. >> reporter: george zimmerman is on trial without the possibility of being cross examined. that this seems increasingly remote. giving rise to

speculation that it is found guilty it might be of a lesser charge than second degree murder. >> as the nation celebrates the 4th of july-- the statue of liberty will reopen to the public for the first time since superstorm sandy swamped the island. a large crowd is expected for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. including a handful of state and federal officials some repairs to brick walkways and docks are still underway-- but much of the since sandy swamped most of the landmark's 12 acre site. take a look nice and light at the bay bridge. just one set of headlights. livermore. 74 degrees and a still, already warm in some spots. antioch is looking at 1 1/3 to degrees, later 102 degrees, later

>> :4:25 right now, we can see decent conditions. >> the bart strike is going to make it difficult to get around today to see the fireworks. but if you do want to brave parking in the city near the embarcadero for the big san francisco fireworks show, our tech reporter gabe slate shows you an app which can help. >> there is nothing worse to see a parking lot is full. if you do not want to see that and you can download this at up to your smart phone or 10 tablet is called " part no.

>> the ability is to help the consumer to help meet them to find parking from their fortune. >> it is a simple idea. before try to track out your parking spot before you start. they are applying this principle to everything else. >> they can take this right to the correct mac spot. and alleviate the frustration. and show you the garage parking spots. and it this parameters could be as much as what you want to pay, destination, location, and how much you are willing to pay and how far you are willing to walk. >> if you can also use this act on your phone this will

display on your screen and you can display this to a garage person or the kiosk to enter through the entrance of the parking garage. >> coming up on the kron four morning news. we will take a look at your forecast. outside. james lick looking decent this is the fourth day of the bart strike. 4:28

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>> still one more day of excess of heat. and of course, if you do not like that heat you can go to the coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending with some lightning strikes, thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. it is going to be a

beautiful day for the most part current conditions we are off to the warm spots with 70's in concord and san jose. light/moderate showers on the mend casin coast along te mendocino.. coast and and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly today but it is going to be all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. scorching afternoons. and possible heat related illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the red on your screen with '90s day in concord, livermore. if you're out side, temperatures in the 80s for the bay shores. 70's for the coast. mainly sunny skies with fear conditions for the evening hours. as we take a look at those afternoon highs with neighborhood by neighborhood. low 90s in san jose and upper 90s and

evergreen. triple digits for the interior bay. 100 degrees in danville. temperatures will be in the upper 90s in walnut creek. one countr 95 degrees in whine country. with one more day of severe hot weather and 95 and-snap-o/1 napa...wine. country.. downtown san francisco, 70's. as we take a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay will say goodbye to that hot weather. cooler conditions for the weekend. temperatures will be above the seasonal average. and also, taking a look at your traffic. so far, looking decent at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays. the westbound 80 in the same for the san mateo bridge at this

time. the westbound in the east bound moving smoothly. northbound and southbound also moving smoothly. >> thank-you. are you looking for a.as a last resort we are now in day four of the bart strike. and even though today is a holiday, many people will still be impacted. we'll have the latest in the negotiations between bart will? >> reporter: you can see that this is an all night from the trans. terminal public transportation boss. we have been here and that starting on tuesday, wednesday, people have already been lining up.

still, i do not see that many for the up town center. here is video of the negotiations. they spoke to that negotiations well into the night. they were not very happy with the progress. we spoke with some of the people that they did not want to say that they were up beat. however, still no changes however, after negotiations or a deal is reached, it will still take at least 18 hours from. if you do plan on going into the bay area for the fireworks it turns out that your going to need other

means of transportation. driving might be the the transbay lines. this means they will arrive every 15 minutes, running late into the night well after the fireworks show. bart will have. charter buses from 6 to 8 in the morning and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. just three buses will be running from 5 locations in the east bay. and your last option is the ferry services. day from three different locations in the east bay. but after the fireworks show, there will only be four ferry's providing fireworks preparations underway at the municipal

the biggest display will be at 39. and other fireworks display will be at the berkeley marina. and if you want could go even further east, and concord. and in the south-bay, the san jose municipal stadium. and in santa clara there will be fireworks at the central park and foster city along the peninsula. and in the north bay always a well attended display and there are several others, believe it or not take a look they're all starting at 9:15-9:20. and if you feel like going out in public to check them out these are all of your options. and as grant just mentioned. you

can watch fireworks from the comfort of your own home. join us for kron 4's july 4th live. it's the only local, live fireworks show in the bay area. we'll bring you the biggest and best fireworks from san rafael, milpitas, pleasant hill and san francisco. we will take a quick break and be back with more... this is from treasure island. 66 degrees currently in oakland expected to get a degrees. . (music)

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indexes posted gains. here are the final numbers: the dow rose 56 points. the nasdaq rose 10 points. the s-and-p 500 rose a point. the markets will be closed today in honor of july 4th. hiring in the private sector picked up faster than expected last month. according to the a-d-p national employment report, businesses added 188- thousand jobs in june.

that's up from 134-thousand added in may. small businesses saw the most growth, adding 84- thousand jobs in june. the a-d-p report is considered a preview to the government jobs report, which comes out tomorrow. >> the new c-e-o at zynga is getting a nice signing bonus to lead the struggling web game maker. don mattrick is replacing company co=founder mark pincus. mattrick is getting a five million dollar signing bonus and stocks valued at 40 million dollars. that's on top of a one million dollar annual salary. zynga is counting on mattrick to reverse a steady string of losses that caused the company's stock price to plunge 66 percent from its initial public offering price of 10 dollars in 2011. the stock closed at $3.42 on wednesday. >> chrysler says it will recall about 490-thousand cars and utility vehicles worldwide because of a problem with active head restraints intended to prevent neck injuries in rear-end collisions. vehicles affected are 2011- 2013 chrysler sebring, 200 and dodge avenger midsize cars; 2011-2013 jeep liberty suvs and 2011-2012 dodge nitro suvs. the carmaker said that microcontrollers in the head restraint could be faulty and prevent the system from operating properly. chrysler says it is unaware of accidents or injuries related to the problem. chrysler group llc says it will recall about 490,000 cars and utility vehicles worldwide because of a problem with active head restraints intended to prevent neck injuries in rear-end collisions. >> the carmaker said wednesday that microcontrollers in the head restraint could be faulty and prevent the system from operating properly. chrysler says it is unaware of accidents or injuries

related to the problem. vehicles affected are the 2011-2013 chrysler sebring, 200 and dodge avenger midsize cars; 2011-2013 jeep liberty suvs and 2011-2012 dodge nitro suvs. chrysler is notifying customers and will replace the component or upgrade software at no cost. a mother and business owner is leading a petition to make a popular children's toy more inclusive for young >> southwest is offering another free perk with free wi fi.. on board.. it is going to be another warm ones in the san jose area. 90 degrees expected, later. 60 degrees. .

>> the city college of san francisco will lose it's accreditation in 2014. this comes after a year of trying to make amends. students spent the day they heard the news. kron 4's alecia reid reports. this school has to file a report by the month of march. all the standards are in front of them there or not fully met. even though progress has been made in the last one year. it will have a terrible impact on many that are seeking a

quality education. the city has filed a complaint and this school is expected to be impacted by lower attendance. >> it is the fourth of july holiday. >> good morning it is going to be a perfect day to be outside with excessive heat. some of you are going to be along the beach.

>> still one more day of excess of heat. and of course, if you do not like that heat you can go to the coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on with some lightning strikes, thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly the last day. so whit that all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. possible heat related illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the is going to be another warm if you're out side, temperatures in the 80s for coast. mainly sunny skies look at those afternoon neighborhood. low 90s in san the interior bay. 100 temperatures will be in the downtown san francisco, 70's. as we take a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay the seasonal average. and also, taking a look at public transportation. if you're trying to get into the city. for the fireworks additional transit lines every 15 minutes. and you can find that additional service on each appropriate route. through the oakland, and the east bay will be running to the sunday schedule. the westbound 80 looking decent. and also towards foster city. no

delays on your. and also, the 280 is looking the sent to the capitol expressway and the montague expressway, only 10 minutes. lt. gov. lt. gov gavin newson has a new baby girl. given

preliminary approval to a proposed $1.17 million settlement with 12 people who were injured during 2011, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers and the city attorney's office. city attorney spokesman alex katz said chief assistant city attorney doryanna moreno announced during an open session of the council tuesday night that the council preliminarily approved the agreement during a closed meeting on june 21. the council must still vote to give final approval at a meeting on july 16, rachel lederman, a national the plaintiffs, said her clients will also seek a federal judge's approval of a second part of the settlement concerning police procedures and arrests. francisco to sign off on that part of the settlement within a few days of the approval. 2011 federal civil rights lawsuit in which 12 people alleged they were injured by police actions, including the use of tear gas grenades and during occupy oakland night of nov. 2-3, 2011.

the largest award of spangenberg, 53, a seminary student andguild. journalist and videographer the thigh that same night with a lead-shot-filled $150,000, statement, "this is an compensation for victims of that the oakland police cannot get away withcollege student sukay sow, on oct. 25, will receive arrests previously agreed-on crowd expedite procedures for sentence given to former illegal repression of political protest and the city government's tolerance police misconduct." coast guard, claiming unsafe recommendations are not

consecutive win, leading the chicago cubs to a 3-1 garza allowed one run and four hits, struck out five and walked three. the night was not so good for a's pitcher bartolo being name a-l pitcher ofit was colon's first lossthe good news for oakland. remains in first place by half a game. and these are dark days for the san francisco giants. the spiraling giants have lost nine of their last 10 games. place in the division. shin-soo choo's two-out single in the 11th inning second base, lifting the giants their only runs and a 2-1 lead with a homer in the fifth, bochy yanked barry zito in the bottom half as soon as the first two reds

>> still one more day of excess of heat. and of that heat you can go to the coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly today but it is going to be the last day. so whit that all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. scorching afternoons. and possible heat related illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the red on your screen with '90s day in concord, livermore. if you're out side, the bay shores. 70's for the evening hours. as we take a highs with neighborhood by neighborhood. low 90s in san

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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart strike. on to our top story. bart and the union will resume talks today at 11 a-m. that's after no deal was reached yesterday. kron four's will tran is live in oakland with the latest on the strike, will?

and here is the latest on the bart negotiations. bart and the union will resume talks today at 11. while everyone is tight lipped about the negotiations,sources say the >> how is it and the forecast going to shape up for today? unsettled for the north but otherwise, a decent day with '60s and '70s. it is going to be a much warmer start. just one more day of excess heat. and if you want to head to the beach temperatures in the '70s. comfortable, and mainly clear skies. temperatures will remain in the 60s with full details on what to expect. your

fireworks forecast, coming up. george? >> we are not expecting to see much traffic in the day with no commute on this holiday. however, i doubt that we are going to see much as far as backups. however, there is still, no bart service. light traffic all around the bay area. there is a report at the guadeloupe that is blocking the off ramp but not slowing off anything. >> thankfully, the holiday will give a bit of a break through this port strike which is entering its fourth day. will?

>> reporter: change, the fourth of july could not come any sooner. with just three straight days. today is a light day with ac transit running a sunday schedule. and if they see a crowd forming they will burn more busses. and. it will test-bring the more busses in it is highly likely that they will enter a fifth day. however, we will keep this monitored. the commute seems to be

getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart strike. on to our top story. bart kron four's will tran is the bart negotiations. while everyone is tight lipped about the negotiations,sources say the union presented a proposal no deal reached yet. negotiations are underway. reached. it would take about 18 hours to get trains upbart union contract hundreds of people are expected to use alternate transportation, people are getting very well familiar with using the ferry services... >> there are going to be a number of big fireworks

celebrations around the bay area for the 4th of july holiday. when it comes to getting to san francisco for the show, it might be a bit complicated without bart. here's a look at yourthere are four main options when it comes to getting to the city today. driving might be the easiest, although parking could be complicated and costly in some areas. ac transit may be the second best option. they are operating on a sunday schedule, but have added 8 additional buses to the transbay lines. this means they will arrive every 15 minutes, running late into the night well after the fireworks show. bart will have charter buses from 6 to 8 in the morning and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. just three buses will be running from 5 locations in the east bay. and your last option is the ferry services. boats will be running all day from three different locations in the east bay. but after the fireworks show, there will only be four ferry's providing return service.

we will continue to follow the latest with the bart strike. we will be providing updates on our 24-seven bay area news channel, comcast 193. we will also be providing updates on our facebook and twitter pages. >> we are all looking forward to all the preparations, treasure island is just one of the spots. jackie? >> good morning. >> reporter: > there is no fog right now, as we take a look outside of san francisco. back in the seventh century china the first celebration was in 1777 even before it became a country but that tradition continues here in the bay

area. there are expected to be at least 4000 fireworks and 23 minutes. and it is a bit of an issue with the bay area fog. for anybody that wants to come out and watch the fireworks the idea is that you can perhaps use your bicycle, there is going to be limited if any parking. traffic is a big mess. and as far as the bart strike, there are plenty of areas in the best is going to be right on kron 4. we are going to be in all four locations listed on

your screen, placental, marin county, milpitas, san francisco. millipede i and hope, that fog is staying away. >> yes we are hoping that fog will stay away. underway at the municipal pier at aquatic park. that's one of two locations where fireworks will be launched. join us. we will take a quick break sleep train's 4th of july sale doesn't just end sunday,

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>> demonstrations lasted into the night following the reported arrest of egypt's a joyous celebration erupted across washington from the white house following the ouster of egyptian president mohamed morsi. of thousands demonstrating in cairo converged on washington's lafayette park to express their agreement. they waved flags and signs and chanted against the muslim brotherhood--a political faction supporting morsi. the rally also included those supporting the embattled egyptian president. 32 people have died and hundreds have been wounded.

we will take a quick break and this is the fourth day of the bart strike. with negotiations still going on light traffic on this holiday and your forecast., coming forecast

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weather, for the fourth of july. erica? >> so far, the interlocking decent but the clouds are going to start to roll and. for the san francisco but first, let us take a look at current conditions. a warmer start. it is going to be pleasant for the next 24 hours. temperatures today perhaps you are already going to be a ruling by noon with nine these>> still one more day of course, if you do not like coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and

contending also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly today but it is going to be all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. scorching afternoons. and possible heat related illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the red on your screen with '90s is going to be another warm day in concord, livermore. if you're out side, temperatures in the 80s for the bay shores. 70's for the coast. mainly sunny skies with fear conditions for the evening hours. as we take a look at those afternoon highs with neighborhood by jose and upper 90s and evergreen. triple digits for the interior bay. 100 degrees in danville. temperatures will be in the downtown san francisco, 70's. as we take a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay will say goodbye to that hot weather. cooler conditions for the weekend. temperatures will be above the seasonal average. and also, taking a look at public transportation. if you're trying to get into the city. for the fireworks

the ac transit is providing additional transit lines service on each appropriate route. through the oakland, and the east bay will be schedule. george? >> is going to be decent. nothing like what we saw yesterday. eric little traffic expected--with very little traffic foggy and we will probably have the equal distributions and take a

look at the traffic maps. speeds are in the 50s. indicated by the green. the ride to the south-bay, equally good. on the 101 and marin county. there will be some options from the east bay. we will talk oppose but first, just some general transit service. a weekend holiday schedule for public transportation dog owners have been warned of poisonous meatballs. when the dog became sick the

owner went back and they found others on the street. these appear to have been laced with poison. anybody with information is expected to go to police. the commute seems to be getting more organized as we state lawmakers are floating a bill that would require all california k-through-12 schools to allow transgender restrooms they use.

biology. choose which athletic teams they join. some school districts across similar policies but the bill would be the first time a state made the policy official. legislation california is >> korea is proposing ""working-level"" talks with north korea. the topic is expected to be about restarting an industrial park that has been shut down in the north. the south is asking to hold industrial park and other scrapped ventures had taken place briefly last night but ultimately broke down. >> massachusetts authorities say a tip led them to an apartment used by former n- f-l player accused of murder. the unit is about 11-miles from the home where officers have turned up boxes of ammunition and clothing that prove the murder of semi-pro football player odin lloyd. vehicle parked outside the hernandez pleaded not guilty and is held in jail without bail. >> reporter: he is being

portrayed a gun toting wanna be cop. however, this question and one word answer. this lead investigator put this stamp of approval on the story from george as chairman extraordinary issue in any trial. evidence or witnesses. how do you do better than that as a defense lawyer? tried to tell the jury to>> the jury has already with them. been the story of self- defense remained consistent interrogations' from the video, and from audio. in the face. and i started >> reporter: george zimmerman is on trial guilty it might be of a lesser charge than second degree murder. there has been no dna evidence found. coming up, we will keep you updated on the bart strike in the latest on the fireworks forecast and celebrations, coming up.

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>> a very happy fourth of july. they live look. good mmorning. fairly decent temperatures. >> still one more day of excess of heat. and of that

heat you can go to the coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending with some lightning strikes, thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. scorching afternoons. and illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the red on your screen with '90s is going to be another warm day in concord, livermore. if you're out side, temperatures in the 80s for george? we can all breathe a little bit easier. police sure freeway. you are not going to be seeing any issues that we've seen for the last couple of days. do

not expect to see any problems on the south-bay or the peninsula. because of the holiday also, less chartered bus day just three buses. many people are still working today. >> and thankfully, thousands are not and that should give everybody a brief break. and for the bay bridge commute. miles and miles and let us go out to the east bay. we are in for

the bart strike and will tran? monitoring, the ac transit situation but a bit of a breather? you see that the gentleman is getting ready to use the bart charter buses. it should be light today, and hopefully, also, light tomorrow. we will see how it is to go from san francisco to oakland. as far as contract negotiations? the commute seems to be getting more organized as we strike. on to our top story. bart

bart and the union will resume talks today at 11. while everyone is tight negotiations,sources say the union presented a proposal that would give workers a 4.5 percent annual wageno word yet if bart bart managers are not meeting face to face, butbart spokesperson rick ricehere's the latest. negotiations are underway. if and when a deal is 18 hours to get trains upbart union contract negotiations resumed for a then got back to work. apparently union negotiators and bart managers are not are working through a new mediator. bart spokesperson unusual. ac transit will run a sunday schedule but provide more boss'more service--if they see the need. >> many people can at least get up in a normal or. >> unless the work in the new system! lo news business

[laughter] >> the ferry service was able to handle the loads as an alternative. there were not having to wait very long with ferries are arriving every 30-45 minutes. >> they have been very organized with several boats, and people getting in line. it has been actually fairly pleasant. >> hundred are expected to use public transportation alternatives. however, this should be fewer people... finding different ways to get around the bay area.

the ferry service was able handle the additional load of passengers yesterday people took to the boats as while they had to stand in boats came every half-an- hour. expected to turn to today as bart striking for are celebrating independence day. there are going to be a celebrations around the bay area for the 4th of july holiday. when it comes to getting to san francisco for the show, complicated without bart. here's a look at your independence day options. there are four main options the city today. driving might be the easiest, although parking could be complicated and costly in some areas. ac transit may be the second best option. they are operating on a sunday schedule, but have added 8 additional buses to this means they will arrive every 15 minutes, running late into the night well after the fireworks show. bart will have charter buses and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. just three buses will be running from 5 locations in the east bay. and your last option is the ferry services. boats will be running all day from three different locations in the east bay. but after the fireworks show, there will only be four ferry's providing we will continue to follow the latest with the bart strike. we will be providing updates

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>> a camp worker is dead after a tree fell in a freak accident just outside yosemite on wednesday. it happened at camp tawonga, a 160- acre jewish youth camp. the company's headquarters is in san francisco. four other adult staff members were hospitalized, but are said to be doing o- k. no reports of any children injured. city college of san francisco has lost it's accreditation. the regional accrediting agency announced that the college's accreditation will be revoked in july of 2014. this comes after previous reports indicating the school has problems with its finances. the school has about 90- thousand students enrolled, but the community college's chancellor says students are not in danger of losing their course credits.and the school will remain open until at least next summer. ♪

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a quick look at the bay bridge. this is the fourth day of the strike, with the holiday.

more potential trouble for the america's cup yacht races. the america's cup challenger series is set to start monday but last minute safety changes have some teams fuming. 37- safety recommendations were given after a boat capsized during a trial run, killing a british sailor in may. this is video of that partnership with abc 7 news.some teams now argue that the new safety recommendations favor larry ellison's defending championship team. conditions if the safety recommendations are not approved by a special jury. coast guard to withdraw the race permit, which would mean no cup race at all. >> weather, traffic, after this live look cody san mateo bridge. live look at the.

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>> welcome back and happy fourth of july. erica? >> good morning and happy fourth of july. we are waking up to some coastal fog. temperatures warmer than 24 hours ago. 73 degrees in livermore. pretty pleasant conditions and today is the last day that we have been talking about severely warm temperatures. the entire bay and coast. just under triple digits for the inland valleys. plenty of possibility of extreme

heat!>> still one more day of excess of heat. and of course, if you do not like coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly all of these areas highlighted could digits very warm evenings. scorching afternoons. and possible heat related illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the red on your screen with '90s is going to be another warm day in concord, livermore. if you're out side, temperatures in the 80s for the bay shores. 70's for the coast. mainly sunny skies with fear conditions for the evening hours. as we take a look at those afternoon highs with neighborhood by neighborhood. low 90s in san evergreen. triple digits for the interior bay. 100 degrees in danville. temperatures will be in the upper 90s in walnut creek. 70's. as we take a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay will say goodbye to that hot weather. cooler conditions for the weekend. temperatures will be above the seasonal average. and

the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart strike. george? >> no problems. even george, no problems. i will tenet about and i'm i

mentioned, the ac transit from the east bay on lines, f, l and o however, all of the lines are on a seven day schedule. they are still providing every 15 minutes.

launched. the other location is a barge off pier 39. you're looking the mortar tubes which will hold the yesterday crews were assembling the containersas in years past, the shells will be set off electronically and the bursts of color will bein all, some 8-to 10- the sky in just 23 minutes. the show begins tonight at 9-30. and you can watch fireworks from the comfort of your own home.

join us for kron 4's july 4th live. it's the onlymlocal, live we'll bring you the biggest and best fireworks from san rafael, milpitas, pleasant hill and san francisco. among new york city has beefed up security. for their long awaited for the july celebrations. public for the first time new york city has beefed up security for the long july

4th holiday weekend. there are no specific threats, he says his department is taking no chances. the city has committed money and resources to deploy every high-tech device on on the water. radiation detection equipment is part of the thousands of people are expected to converge on the big apple to watch macy's fireworks show. >> lt governor gavin newsom. franicsco.has some good news to share. addition to his family on twitter. he and his wife jennifer. have a new baby girl named broklynn newsom. and she is healthy and doing well. this is newsom's third >> matt garza pitched eight consecutive win, leading the chicago cubs to a 3-1 victory over the athletic. garza allowed one run and four hits, struck out five and walked three. the night was not so good for a's pitcher bartolo the month. 8-game winning streak. the good news for oakland. texas also lost. so the team remains in first place by half a game. and these are dark days for the san francisco giants. the spiraling giants have games. and find themselves in last place in the division. shin-soo choo's two-out drove in todd frazier from second base, lifting the win. giants their only runs and a fifth, bochy yanked barry soon as the first two reds reached.

a california firefighter rescues a kitten barely clinging to life, and it's all captured on his helmet

.take a look. "meow " >> firefighter cory kalanick spotted the kitten on the floor of a burning home in fresno. he picked up the limp kitten and begins life- saving treatment. you can see he grabs a mask the kitten on his glove to protect it from the hot pouring water on him and using an entire tank of minutes, he managed to bring "lucky the cat." >> the fireworks in san francisco are expected. and

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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> of the ferries, the commute becomes a bit more tolerable. >> they are doing a great job. >> the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart strike. we'll have a live report with the latest on the negotiations and the other public transportation offered on this holiday.